SIEM REAP, CAMBODIA. A young Kun Khmer fighter receives a massage moments before his fight at the new Siem Reap arena in Cambodia. Pradal Serey or Kun Khmer -free fighting- is an unarmed martial art from Cambodia. Compared to other forms of Southeast Asian kickboxing, Kun Khmer emphasises more elusive and shifty fighting stances. The Cambodian style tends to utilise more elbows than that of other regions. Evidence shows that a style resembling pradal serey existed in the 9th century, leading...more »